must now close, with a recommendation of the book under notice to
those who are interested in the progress of natural or geographical
discovery.

FOOTNOTES:

[3] Narrative of the Voyage of H.M.S. Rattlesnake, commanded by the
late Captain Owen Stanley, during the years 1846-50, including
Discoveries and Surveys in New Guinea, the Louisiade Archipelago, &c.
&c. By John Macgillivray, F.R.G.S., Naturalist to the Expedition.
London: Boone. 2 vols. 8vo.




A CELEBRATED FRENCH CLOCKMAKER.


The superiority of French clocks and watches has been achieved only by
the laborious efforts of many ingenious artisans. Of one of these, to
whom France owes no little of its celebrity in this branch of art, we
propose to speak. Bréguet was the name of this remarkable individual.
He was a native of Neuchâtel, in Switzerland, and thence he was
removed, while young, to Versailles, for the purpose of learning his
business as a horologist. His parents being poor, he found it
necessary to rely on his own energy for advancement in life.

At Versailles, he served a regular apprenticeship, during which his
diligence in improving himself was almost beyond example. He became
greatly attached to his profession; and soon, by studious